Miami Beach police search for Beachwalk attacker after late-night assault

Miami Beach police are asking the community for help in finding a man who attacked a woman walking on the Beachwalk overnight on Tuesday.

Around 1 a.m., police were called to a woman being attacked in the 2300 block of the Beachwalk on Miami Beach police said.

The unidentified woman was rollerblading when a man rushed her from behind and attacked her, police said.

The suspected assailant is in his 20s to 30s who is between 5’8” and 5’9”. He has arm tattoos and short-length hair twists.

Miami Beach police’s sexual battery unit is investigating the crime.

WSVN 7 News obtained video of the attack, which showed a man running up behind a woman, tackling her to the ground before he fled..

Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.